Tools as the theme?<div>We are all just starting out so a lot of "us" seem to be making the tools to make the toy and gadgets etc.</div><div>or/and</div><div>If we aren't making something we are all "learning" things. The knowledge becomes the "tool" to get us where we are wanting to go (project wise).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Just riffing here so not love with anything I type.</div><div><br></div><div>--James</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Bob Miller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kbob@jogger-egg.com" target="_blank">kbob@jogger-egg.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Saturday, February 23rd. I think the time is 11:00 to 4:00.<div><br></div><div>Good questions.</div><div>
<br><div>At Eugene Maker Space.</div><div><br></div><div>Twice a year in February and October. Plus the Mini Maker Faire at the Science Factory in June.</div>
<div><br></div><div>There is not currently a theme. I question whether we're big enough to have an event dedicated to a subset of making. We're usually scrambling to get enough interesting exhibits without restricting it. I do think it might be fun to do a 3D printing event sometime, though.</div>

</div><div><br></div><div>The February and October events are EMS only. The June event is at the Science Factory and primarily run by them.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't really know what other maker spaces do. I've been to Maker Faire in San Mateo, but it's about 100 or 1000X the size of ours.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Our goals, in my mind, and I'm definitely not speaking for everyone, are</div><div> (a) to attract more members. We need members to pay the bills.</div><div> (b) to make EMS more visible in the wider community.</div>

<div> (c) to give us some focus for our projects.</div><div> (d) to let us have fun showing off and learning about each other's toys.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra">

<div dir="auto"><div><div>I agree, "fair" is kind of boring and there are to many. </div><div><br></div><div>"Mini Maker Expo" I think it pretty nice. </div><div><br></div><div>Being one of the newest members I have some questions about what this is, it might help decide. </div>

<div><br></div><div>When is this going to he held?</div><div>Where is this going to be held?</div><div>How often is this held?</div><div>Is there a theme for the project?</div><div>Should there be a theme for the projects?</div>

<div>Are there other companies or groups we work with? i.e. Science Factory, UO, 4J & privet schools, </div><div><br></div><div>These public "show and tells" the main name could be something like "mini maker expo" but have an over all title. Like the "robotics" or something else depending on the over all theme. </div>

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<div dir="ltr">Open House is a lame name. (Not as lame as Membership Event that we went with in October.)<div><br></div><div>You guys are not lamers, so how about suggesting a better name? Just to start, I'll nominate Maker Expo, Makers on Parade, or Makapalooza.</div>

<div><br></div><div>See? Already you're thinking of a name less lame than those. What is it?</div><div><br></div><div>Reply-all, please. I'd like to reach consensus (hah!) and start publishing the name by Friday.</div>